sugar

sugar
noun
  1. [mass noun]a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink
    食糖
    ■[count noun]a lump or teaspoonful of this, used to sweeten tea or coffee
    一块糖；一茶匙糖
    ■(informal, chiefly US)used as a term of endearment or an affectionate form of address
    (非正式，主美)［爱称］亲爱的，宝贝
    what's wrong, sugar?.
    怎么了，亲爱的？。
    ■[as exclamation](informal)used as a euphemism for ‘shit’
    (非正式，婉)。 同shit
    ■(informal)a narcotic drug, especially heroin or LSD
    (非正式)毒品（尤指海洛因或二乙基麦角酰胺）
  2. (Biochemistry)any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose
    (生化)糖
verb
[with obj.]
  1. sweeten, sprinkle, or coat with sugar
    往…中加糖；往…上撒糖；往…外裹糖衣
    Mother absent-mindedly sugared her tea.
    母亲心不在焉地往她的茶里加糖。
    [as adj. sugared]sugared almonds.
    糖衣杏仁。
    ■(figurative)make more agreeable or palatable
    (喻)使变得讨人喜欢，使宜人，使受欢迎
    the novel was preachy but sugared heavily with jokes.
    这部小说虽然说教，但却搀有大量笑话，使人易于接受。
    ■[no obj.][usu. as noun sugaring](Entomology)spread a mixture of sugar, treacle, beer, etc., on a tree trunk in order to catch moths
    (昆)以糖、糖浆、啤酒等的混合物作蛾饵
常用词组
sugar the pill
  1. 见 pill
派生
sugarless
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar
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